EVs are selling themselves in Europe right now.

Subsidies mean this electric car is literally free in Germany

Zoe Craze

German electric car subsidies are so high, that leasing a Renault Zoe EV is essentially free right now. Demand is sky-rocketing.

Subsidies Mean This Electric Car Is Literally Free in Germany

"We did expect an increase in sales with the subsidies, but this run really struck us."

"The last [patient] is cured and is no longer contagious."

French officials say country has eliminated COVID-19 outbreak

Good News

The French Health Ministry announced that France no longer has confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19: one patient died but all the others recovered.

French Officials Say Country Has Eliminated COVID-19 Outbreak

READ MORE: <a href="http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/direct-coronavirus-italie-iran-france-suivez-l-evolution-de-l-epidemie-24-02-2020-8265732.php">DIRECT. Coronavirus : «Pas de malade ce soir sur le territoire national», affirme Olivier Véran</a> [Le Parisien]

More on COVID-19: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/coronavirus-stock-market-effect">The Coronavirus Is Now Tanking the Stock Markets</a>

Developments

There are no longer any confirmed cases of the coronavirus in France.

The mysterious Chinese outbreak just reached Europe

Eurotrip

2019-nCoV, the virus behind a looming pandemic, has officially reached Europe. French officials confirmed the country and continent's first two cases.

The Mysterious Chinese Outbreak Just Reached Europe

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/24/coronavirus-chinese-hospitals-in-chaos-as-lockdown-spreads-to-affect-25m-people">Coronavirus: China extends lockdown as first cases reported in Europe</a> [The Guardian]

More on 2019-nCoV: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-quarantined-35-million-people-pandemic">China Has Now Quarantined 35 Million People to Prevent Pandemic</a>

There's one case in Paris, one in Bordeaux

Libra poses too great a threat to the euro and the French economy, the government decided.

French gov official warns Facebook: Libra is not welcome here

Euro Or Bust

France's Minister of the Economy and Finance warned that he would block Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency from the country if it's released as planned.

French Gov Official Warns Facebook: Libra Is Not Welcome Here

"…we cannot authorize the development of Libra on European soil."

The speed limit even had to be lowered to 70 km/h because of rotting leaves.

Report: The world's first solar road is an absolute disaster

Solar Roadways

Three years later, the world's first solar road in France turned out to be an absolute disaster, as French newspaper Le Monde reports.

Report: The World’s First Solar Road is an Absolute Disaster

Thunderstorms and rotting leaves did a number on the road's solar panels.

It'll be their job to imagine how enemies might take advantage of future tech.

France is hiring sci-fi writers to predict future military threats

Well-Read Team

France is assembling a "red team" of sci-fi writers to help it predict what sorts of technologies it might face on the battlefield of the future.

France Is Hiring Sci-Fi Writers to Predict Future Military Threats

They'll "propose scenarios of disruption" to help the military prepare for them.

"Hate speech is...now on the same level as terrorism."

Facebook to identify hate speech-spouting users for France

Pointing Fingers

Facebook will now help French courts identify users suspected of spreading hate speech on the platform, a deal it hasn't made with any other nation.

Facebook to Identify Hate Speech-Spouting Users for France

The social media giant has never made such a deal before.

HyperloopTT says it'll be ready to support testing in April.

See a startup’s newly unveiled hyperloop test track

Looped In

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has unveiled a full-scale hyperloop test track — an important milestone on the path to a functioning hyperloop.

See a Startup’s Newly Unveiled Hyperloop Test Track

This 1,049-foot-long track could usher in the future of transportation.

It’s part of France’s plan to maintain independence from America and China.

To bolster cybersecurity, France gives Google the guillotine

Eating Cake

The French government is taking major steps to break its reliance on non-European corporations. Last month, the military ousted Google's software.

To Bolster Cybersecurity, France Gives Google the Guillotine

France, it would seem, has had enough of American surveillance.

Along with Facebook, IBM and a food delivery service, Uber becomes one of the companies fulfilling France's tech aspirations.

Uber announces flying taxi research center in France

Advanced Transport

The center will spend the next five years researching what it takes to launch a flying taxi service, along with similar stations in the US.

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